Definition of adenylate cyclase in English:
adenylate cyclase
nounəˌdɛnɪleɪt ˈsʌɪkleɪzˈsɪk--ˌklāz
mass nounBiochemistry An enzyme that catalyses the formation of cyclic adenylic acid from adenosine triphosphate.
Example sentencesExamples
- In unstimulated ORNs, both adenylate cyclase and cAMP phosphodiesterase are active.
- In isolated cilia and in intact olfactory receptor neurons, studies have shown basal activities of both adenylate cyclase and cAMP phosphodiesterase.
- The cAMP is produced by adenylate cyclase, and that enzyme is activated by phosphorylated IIA Glc.
- When epinephrine contacts a cell membrane, it triggers the allosteric activation of adenylate cyclase, the enzyme that creates cAMP. cAMP then allosterically activates a protein kinase.
- The response of cells to the binding of glucagon to its cell surface receptor is the activation of the enzyme adenylate cyclase which is associated with the receptor.